How Do I Look?

So you went to buy clothes in a Tel Avivi shop. The next thing you know, the customer next to you, while trying on a dress, says that you shouldn’t wear red. Ever. Let’s talk about what just happened here and learn some phrases in clothes shopping lingo.

Words and expressions discussed:

Lakachti le-baali kazé – I took one just like this for my husband – לקחתי לבעלי כזה

Lakachti le-achoti kazé – I took one just like this for my sister – לקחתי לאחותי כזה

Ahoti gam kanta kazé – My sister also bought one like this – אחותי גם קנתה כזה

Kazé – Like this – כזה

Yesh kazé aval gadol? – Do you have one like this, but bigger? – יש כזה אבל גדול?

Yesh kazé be-od tsva’im? – Do you have one like this, in additional colors? – יש כזה בעוד צבעים?

Yesh kaze be-kahol? – Do you have one like this in blue? – יש כזה בכחול?

Efshar limdod? – May I try it on? – אפשר למדוד?

Ta medida – Fitting room – תא מדידה

Mamash mat’im lecha/lach – It really suits you – ממש מתאים לך

Gadol miday (alay) – It’s too big – גדול עליי

Katan miday (alay) – It’s too small – קטן עליי

Mida – Size – מידה

Eizo mida at/a? – Which size are you? – איזו מידה את/ה?

Nashim be-midot gdolot – Women in big sizes – נשים במידות גדולות

Yesh et ze be-small/medium/large? – Do you have this in small/medium/large? – יש את זה בסמול/מדיום/לארג’?

Yesh et ze be-mida yoter gdola? – Do you have this in a bigger size? – יש את זה במידה יותר גדולה?

Eich ze? – How is it? – איך זה?

Ze yoshev alayich/alecha bool – It sits on you ‘spot on’ – זה יושב עליך/עלייך בול

Al tikchi et ze, ze gadol alayich – Don’t take it, it’s too big on you – אל תקחי את זה, זה גדול עלייך

Aval lama adom mami? – But why red, darling? – אבל למה אדום, ממי?

Slicha she-ani omeret – Sorry I say this – סליחה שאני אומרת

Music:
Efraim Shamir & Astar Shamir – Erev shel Yom Bahir (lyrics)
Yossi Banai – Ani Ve-simon ve-moise ha-katan (lyrics)
Gidi Gov – Im Yivaled Li Yeled (lyrics)
Nashim be-midot gdolot – TV1
Arik Einstein – Mazal (lyrics)

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